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The grandson of [[Herod the Great(EBD)|Herod the Great]], and son of [[Aristobulus (EBD)|Aristobulus]] and [[Bernice (EBD)|Bernice]]. The Roman emperor Caligula made him [[Governor (EBD)|governor ]] first of the territories of [[Philip (EBD)|Philip]], then of the [[Tetrarch (EBD)|tetrarchy ]] of [[Lysanias(EBD)|Lysanias]], with the title of [[King (EBD)|king ]] ("king Herod"), and finally of that of [[Antipas (EBD)|Antipas]], who was banished, and of [[Samaria (EBD)|Samaria]] and [[Judea(EBD)|Judea]]. Thus he became ruler over the whole of [[Palestine (EBD)|Palestine]]. He was a persecutor of the early [[Christian|Christians]]. He slew [[James (EBD)|James]], and imprisoned [[Peter (EBD)|Peter]] (Acts 12:1-4). He died at [[Caesarea (EBD)|Caesarea]], being "eaten of worms" (Acts 12:23), A.D. 44. (Comp. Josephus, Ant. xix. 8.)

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